The Pants You're Buying At Big Retailers Are Actually WAY Larger Than Advertised

It's called "vanity sizing," and it's the reason why you find out your size is different at the various stores in the mall. It's an infamous tactic marketers use to influence women buyers, but they do it for men as well.

The folks at Esquire's Style blog put together this nifty graphic on the real size of pants, compared with what the brands advertise (for men's pants):